GIRTHS

Noun

girths

plural of girth

Anagrams

• griths, rights

Source: Wiktionary


GIRTH

Girth, n. Etym: [Icel. gjör girdle, or ger girth; akin to Goth. gaírda girdle. See Gird to girt, and cf. Girdle, n.]

1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.

2. The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything. He's a lu sty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. Addison.

3. A small horizontal brace or girder.

Girth, v. t. Etym: [From Girth, n., cf. Girt, v. t.]

Definition: To bind as with a girth. [R.] Johnson.

GIRTH

Girth, n. Etym: [Icel. gjör girdle, or ger girth; akin to Goth. gaírda girdle. See Gird to girt, and cf. Girdle, n.]

1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.

2. The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything. He's a lu sty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. Addison.

3. A small horizontal brace or girder.

Girth, v. t. Etym: [From Girth, n., cf. Girt, v. t.]

Definition: To bind as with a girth. [R.] Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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